Nominations are now open for the 2019 Information Security Leadership Awards Americas. The awards will be presented during a ceremony at (ISC)² Security Congress on Wednesday, October 30 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando and will be open to All-Access pass attendees. As this is the first global event in (ISC)² history, it is expected to be the largest Security Congress ever, with as many as 4,000 attendees. The ISLA Americas nominations are open to (ISC)² members and non-members alike who are working in North, South and Central America. The deadline to submit all nominations is July 12. The categories for this year’s awards are: Information Security Practitioner Senior Information Security Professional Up-and-Coming Information Security

The (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Study is conducted to assess the cybersecurity workforce gap, better understand the barriers facing the cybersecurity profession, and uncover solutions to issues facing the industry. The 2.93M workforce gap number has been reported on far and wide, but the gap is just one part of the report. It’s important that we focus on finding answers to the problems facing cybersecurity practitioners, management and organizations. In just a few weeks, we will be conducting our next round of research and we want to hear from you! We need the opinions and insights from professionals on the front line, securing organizations’ critical assets and working day in and day out to excel in their careers.  If you’re a

The (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Study is conducted to assess the cybersecurity workforce gap, better understand the barriers facing the cybersecurity profession, and uncover solutions to issues facing the industry. The 2.93M workforce gap number has been reported on far and wide, but the gap is just one part of the report. It’s important that we focus on finding answers to the problems facing cybersecurity practitioners, management and organizations. In just a few weeks, we will be conducting our next round of research and we want to hear from you! We need the opinions and insights from professionals on the front line, securing organizations’ critical assets and working day in and day out to excel in their careers.  If you’re a

On May 21, (ISC)² COO Wesley Simpson was invited to join a panel of experts for testimony in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security. The hearing, titled “Growing and Diversifying the Cyber Talent Pipeline” was a forum for committee members to ask witnesses for their observations and input on methods for growing the U.S. cybersecurity workforce and also for encouraging more minorities to join the profession. Mr. Simpson was joined on the panel by three other witnesses representing Grambling State University, The National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College and McAfee. (ISC)² was approached by the committee in part because of the association’s published findings of several related research studies on the cybersecurity workforce. This led

On May 21, (ISC)² COO Wesley Simpson was invited to join a panel of experts for testimony in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security. The hearing, titled “Growing and Diversifying the Cyber Talent Pipeline” was a forum for committee members to ask witnesses for their observations and input on methods for growing the U.S. cybersecurity workforce and also for encouraging more minorities to join the profession. Mr. Simpson was joined on the panel by three other witnesses representing Grambling State University, The National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College and McAfee. (ISC)² was approached by the committee in part because of the association’s published findings of several related research studies on the cybersecurity workforce. This led